Staff Reporter :
Crisis of Soybean oil yet to be solved at most of the shelves in shops and super markets are remaining empty, sources said.
Consumers in different areas of the capital city said that most of them failed to get soybean oil after searching minimum 10 shops in their respective areas.
“I have looked for soybean oil bottle of any size in 10 to 15 shops and super shops, but the sellers said they have no stock. Finally, I could buy two litres of loose (non-bottled/open) soybean oil from a grocery shop,” said Aminul Islam, a resident of Jatrabari area in the capital.
Several other consumers also alleged similarly saying bottled soybean oil have become dear despite seizing of thousands of litres of the cooking oil by different government agencies from illegal hoardings of the dishonest traders.
In this situation, Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will start open market sale (OMS) of the soybean oil with some other commodities from Monday in the capital and other divisional cities.
It has to sell soybean oil at Tk 110 per litre to the TCB cardholder families.
TCB Chairman Brigadier General Mohammad Ariful Hasan confirmed the matter to the media.
He said that the state organisation will start selling of necessary items for its cardholders of lower income group people at affordable prices.
The official said that the government is trying to import edible oil directly through TCB.
He said that Bangladeshi missions working abroad has been informed about the decision.
TCB has suspended selling products since April 24 before Eid-ul-Fitr.
Last April, a consumer could buy a maximum of 2 kg of sugar at Tk 55 per kg, maximum 2 litres of soybean oil at Tk 110 and 2 to 5 kg of onion at Tk 30 per kg from a TCB truck. And lentil pulses at Tk 65 per kg.
